A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to…A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to…

First of all, the Author of the Apology protesteth, that, if there were any oversight herein, it proceeded only of error, and not of malice: as it may well appear, in that he was not deceived alone. For if he were deceived in mistaking these words, diverse others, the best Learned of this age, have been deceived therein as well, as he.¹ Nicolaus Gallus hereof writeth thus, Hosius Cardinalis Legatus Sanctissimi, & praesidens Concili• Tridentini, in suo Libro de Expresso Verbo Dei, ait, Nos verò Dei de Coelo sententiam potiùs expectabimus &c. Non oportet Legis, aut Scripturae esse peritum, sed à Deo doctum. Vanus est labor, qui Scripturis impenditur. Scriptura enim Creatura est, & egenum quoddam Elementum: Cardinal Hosius, Legate unto the most Holy Father, and President of the Council of Trident, in his Book, De Expresso Verbo Dei, saithe thus: We will rather wait for God's will from Heaven, &c. It behooveth not a man to be skilful in the Law of God, or in the Scriptures, but to be taught of God. It is but lost labour that is spent in the Scriptures. For the Scripture is a Creature, and a poor kind of out ward Element. Thus Nicolaus Gallus burdeneth your own Catholic Friend Hosius with these words, and not the Heretic Zuenkfeldius.

Firste of al, the Authour of the Apologie protesteth, that, if there were any ouersight herein, it procéeded onely of erroure, and not of malice: as it maie wel appeare, in yt he was not deceiued alone. For if he were deceiued in mistakinge these woordes, diuerse others, the beste Learned of this age, haue benne deceiued therein as wel, as he.¹ Nicolaus Gallus hereof writeth thus, Hosius Cardinalis Legatus Sanctissimi, & praesidens Concili• Tridentini, in suo Libro de Expresso Verbo Dei, ait, Nos verò Dei de Coelo sententiam potiùs expectabimus &c. Non oportet Legis, aut Scripturae esse peritum, sed à Deo doctum. Vanus est labor, qui Scripturis impenditur. Scriptura enim Creatura est, & egenum quoddam Elementum: Cardinal Hosius, Legate vnto the most Holy Father, and President of the Councel of Trident, in his Booke, De Expresso Verbo Dei, saithe thus: We wil rather waite for Goddes wil from Heauen, &c. It behooueth not a man to be skilful in the Lawe of God, or in the Scriptures, but to be taught of God. It is but loste laboure that is spente in the Scriptures. For the Scripture is a Creature, and a poore kinde of out warde Elemente. Thus Nicolaus Gallus burdeneth your owne Catholique Frende Hosius with these woordes, and not the Heretique Zuenkfeldius.